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Johnston & Flynn: Shalise Manza Young On Pats Free Agent Signings

Daniel Fells #86 of the Denver Broncos runs the ball against William Gay #22 of the Pittsburgh Steelers during the AFC Wild Card Playoff game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on January 8, 2012 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)

The New England Patriots have made quite a few moves in free agency this year signing wide receivers Brandon Lloyd, Anthony Gonzalez and Donte Stallworth, offensive guard Robert Gallery, and re-signing offensive lineman Dan Connolly, just to name a few.

Shalise Manza Young of the Boston Globe joined 98.5 The Sports Hub’s Johnston & Flynn, in for Toucher & Rich, to discuss some of the moves the Patriots have made in free agency, Peyton Manning signing with the Denver Broncos and Tim Tebow’s future.

“My money was on Denver all along from what you heard and what we’ve now learned about him through this whole process. It wasn’t about going into a team that was close to being a winner because it that was the case it should have been San Fransisco. In my eyes they are only a quarterback away from being one of the best in the NFL.”

They moved on to discuss the signing of tight end Daniel Fells. What will be his role as the third tight end on this Patriots offense?

“I think blocking, but also probably to help out with (Aaron) Hernandez. I think it helps because, Hernandez in particular, has missed time in each of the last two seasons because of knee injuries, and last year when it happened they didn’t have any other tight end on the roster.”